Super Bowl XLIV foreign-language audio
Listen LIVE to 10 international broadcasts of Super Bowl XLIV!
ARD (German)
BBC Radio (English)
Canal Spain (Spanish)
Chello Sport 1 (Hungarian)
NHK Japan (Japanese)
NHK Plus (Russian)
Prime Sport Telenet (Dutch)
RAI (Italian)
Viasat (Danish)
W9 (French)
Fascinating concept. Will be very interested to see the final product of this.
Video below:
Chimps given cameras to shoot their own movie | DVICE.
Today’s media event that Apple has sent out invites for begs many questions and has sparked numerous rumor mills to get overloaded. This event has many keeping an eye on Apple to not only find out what Apple’s new “creation” is but also because their first quarter financial results were way above estimates.
So what will we hear from Mr Jobs today? My thoughts:
iPhone OS 4 – available today
iTunes 10 – available today
Mac OS 10.6.2 – available today
*iLife ‘10 – available today
Tablet device – delayed release
Ebooks for sale in App Store – delayed release
*Better Apple TV/ Front Row UI/ integration with media – available today
We’ll see at 1 PM EST today….
Great Review of the “new” Apple iSlate tablet computer
YouTube – It’s the first hands-on review of the Apple Tablet!.
From The Onion | http://www.theonion.com/content/news/evolution_going_great_reports
December 16, 2009 | Issue 45•51
Slowly inching his segmented exoskeleton across the sea floor, a local marine arthropod, class Trilobita, reported that Earth’s natural evolution was “progressing quite nicely.”
“Things are looking mighty fine,” announced the prehistoric invertebrate, taking measure of his surroundings through a series of small, hexagonal eyelets located at the tip of his thorax. “Sulfurous gas seems to be bubbling up to the surface pretty good, and several single-cell organisms appear to be mutating at a rather steady pace. Also, just today, I developed the ability to roll into a small protective shell in order to avoid predators.”
Added the trilobite, “Yup, this evolution thing is going great.”
According to the 4-inch-wide arthropod, the entire planet—once nothing more than a large, tedious mass of molten rock—has really taken shape recently. Clearing a swath of nourishing algae from his glabella, the excited prehistoric organism went on to report that a number of interesting changes had occurred, including the sprouting of several new microbial communities, and the development of a process known only as photosynthesis, which the trilobite called “hard to explain, but really, really cool.”
In addition, the trilobite said, the shifting of tectonic plates, and with them, the birth of new mountain ranges, river valleys, and coastlines, seemed to be coming along great.
“It’s a wonderful time to be alive,” said the tri-lobed creature, its protruding feelers and antennules twitching spasmodically with anticipation. “To be born during this, the Cambrian Explosion—why, I couldn’t imagine a better period, really. It’s all happening right now! I mean, if things keep going the way they’re going, what with evolution taking off and everything, pretty soon we’ll have huge, towering reptiles roaming across the earth.”
“Can you imagine it? Reptiles!” the trilobite added. “I’m not even sure what those are!”
The trilobite then settled down in his murky lagoon, where for the third straight night he would rest soundly while thoughts of someday becoming a brine shrimp, or perhaps even a crustacean—each of which, he knew, would be just a small part of the beautiful upward arc of life, forever changing, forever moving toward balance and harmony—danced in his tiny, insignificant head.
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This piece is part of The Onion’s Our Annual Year: The Top 10 Stories Of The Last 4.5 Billion Years
What you are about to see is not done in Flash or Quicktime or any other video technology. It’s the iconic Star Wars opening scene — where the backstory text scrolls by and recedes away from you — rendered entirely using the HTML and CSS standards that are used to build the vast majority of web pages you see online.
This will either be really good, just plain suck. There is no in-between when you mess with a classic. Here’s hoping!
“A-Team” Trailer: Check It Out While You Can [VIDEO].
See Video Clip at weblink above
Great look back at the things that made headlines over the past 10 years!
Absolutely brilliantly done. I can’t imagine the time it took to coordinate all 4 parts. Great Job!
YouTube – ‘Star Wars John Williams Is The Man’ medley – a cappella tribute [Closed Captioned].
Is this a look what the forthcoming Apple Tablet will possess???
Other hardware niceties include two USB 2.0 ports, an SD card slot, built-in speakers and mic and a combined digital/headphone out and line in like that found on the newest MacBook Pros. The screen is listed as 7.1 inches and boasts the same oleophobic coating found on the iPhone 3GS.
But here’s where it gets weird. In addition to the built-in iSight (not weird), there’s a built-in projector listed too (very weird). And the Airport Extreme is said to be based on the 802.11n draft specification, when we all know that specification was finalized in September. Also, no mention is made of 3G connectivity, something which has been making the rounds recently.
via Rumor Has It: Are These the Specs for the Apple Tablet?.
Fascinating use of Google Wave. Check the rest of the article out at the link below:
Think of it like bringing in a guest speaker. But with Wave, which is like e-mail but live and jazzed up with multimedia features, you can build online communities that link entire classrooms for a week or two. And you can do it without the administrative headaches of booking rooms or adjusting class schedules…..
… But what if you merged a biology class and a philosophy class? You could have them evaluate a bioethics case study, suggests Mr. Schroeder, director of the university’s Center for Online Learning, Research, and Service. Or what about a class on Asian history? You could use Wave’s translation tool and hook up with a group of Chinese students….
Google can’t get this into full production fast enough, in my humble opinion. Not to mention getting the Open Source code available to be installed on a private server. This will open the door to communication between, teams, departments, instituations, clients, and beyond. Heck, it could prove to be a viable tool for extended families to communicate with. [that is, the extended families that are many miles apart and rarely see each other. Of course that would require teaching those family members how to use Google Wave who are just getting up to speed with email and IM. Though this could be easier than email and IM when the product is finished.]
Apple Will Command the Media’s Attention on January 26 | Mashable.com.
Upcoming Apple event ‘confirmed’ | Apple Reviews.
One of the biggest stories of 2009 has been the oft-rumored but never actually confirmed Apple tablet. In the last few days we’ve heard some new rumors — including potential names iSlate and iGuide. Although Apple hasn’t officially acknowledged the existence of a tablet device, rumors have longed pointed to January as some sort of official announcement date. Now Fox News has confirmed an earlier Financial Times report that Apple will be holding a special media event on January 26 in San Francisco.
The Evolution of Apple Design Between 1977-2008 | Webdesigner Depot.
With the 25th anniversary of the first Macintosh computer coming up on January 24th, 2009, we’re taking a look back in time at the evolution of Apple products.
Most have been notable leaps forward, while some were famous flops. Whether or not their inventions were accepted by the marketplace, Apple has consistently put out products that raise the bar for the computer and telecommunications industry.
The list compiled for this article is by no means a complete compilation of all Apple products. We chose to highlight those products where the design changes are best appreciated.
Stainless: The New, Multi-Processor Browser for Mac OS X.
Stainless is based on Webkit: same speed of Safari, same engine, same everything. It’s Safari in the core, just another thing to your eyes. What I like most about it it’s that you can opt to run tabs as single processes: much like Chrome does, every tab is independent from the rest of the browser and runs as a standalone process in Activity Monitor.
Rumor Mill: Tablet to be large-scale iPhone.
According to Gadget Mix, Kaifu Lee blogs that “an informed friend” told him the Apple tablet looks like a larger scale iPhone with “an awesome UI packed in a beautiful 10.1-inch screen.”
How to Unclutter with Evernote and Rubbermaid in 4 Steps « Evernote Blogcast.
- Pack it: Fill your Rubbermaid storage box
- Label it: Place a clearly written label on the container
- Snap it: Use your cameraphone or digital camera to snap a photo of the label and container contents
- Note it: Add the photos into Evernote, then title the note. You can also type a quick list of the box contents. If you keep the containers in different rooms, make sure to note where the containers are located.
Do you want to know how to enact “Change” in our government. “Change” that will actually make a positive difference in the American way of life that more closely resembles what our Founding Fathers envisioned when they drafted the Constitution of the United States of America?
Proposal: Congressional Reform Act of 2010
1. Term Limits: 8 years only, one of the possible options below.
A. Two Four year Senate terms
B. Four Two year House terms
C. One Four year Senate term and One Four Year House terms
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
2. No Tenure / No Pension:
A congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security:
All funds in the Congressional retirement fund moves to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, Congress participates with the American people.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, server your term(s), then go home and back to work.
4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan just as all Americans.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
7. Congress must equally abide in all laws they impose on the American people.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
8. All contracts with past and present congressmen are void effective 1/1/11.
The American people did not make this contract with congressmen, congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
Please comment with your thoughts. Do you Agree or Disagree with this Proposal?
It’s enough to make one giggle with excitement.
Apple – Movie Trailers – Iron Man 2.
http://ironmanmovie.marvel.com/
“Little Boy Kind of Sings Jason Mraz is Today’s BIG Thing in Music – DEC 14,”
http://music.todaysbigthing.com/2009/12/14
-Sent from Read It Later
“Border security guards kill — literally kill — a MacBook — Engadget”
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/airport-security-guards-kill-literally-kill-a-macbook/
-Sent from Read It Later
“Following Apple’s acquisition of Web-based music service Lala, it didn’t take much to connect the dots: Apple wants to take iTunes to the Web.”
Great! The nasty Windows bug, Conficker, is going to continue to be an ongoing threat to IT support everywhere.
“BitDefender researchers predict that Conficker will become an even bigger threat in 2010 by:
The corruption of defensive systems – Conficker will completely neutralize defensive systems and will leave dangerous security internet breaches on user networks.
Distributed denial of service – By paralyzing computers over the Internet, Conficker will prevent the access to particular Web sites for extended periods of time.
Pay-per-click system abuse and fraud – Conficker will be used to visit specific Web sites and will automatically “click” on advertisement banners with the intent of obtaining information for financial gain.
Key logging, traffic monitoring and mass identity theft – Conficker, like many botnets, will be programmed to monitor keyboard activity and collect keystrokes to gain access to users’ personal information.
Spamming – Conficker will harvest e-mail addresses, which will be used to send a massive amounts of spam messages to other computers. “
This amazing, awesome, and also raises an eyebrow. The Google machine has acquired yet another small, cool tech company. I just hope that this means Google’s new Wave product will speed development and become a better more stable product. I want to install my own Google Wave server!
From Etherpad Blog:
We are happy to announce that AppJet Inc. has been acquired by Google. The EtherPad team will continue its work on realtime collaboration by joining the Google Wave team.
